Samsung Wave : An Overview
July 3rd, 2010
The first handset to be released with Samsung’s new Bada operating platform is the Samsung Wave, which is a slim touchscreen smartphone with a large 3.3″ display. The phone’s hardware is definitely top-tier, with a 1GHz processor, 8GB of internal storage, world-roaming 3.5G, support for a wide range of media files, plus everything you would expect to see in a smartphone, like microSD card support and a 3.5mm headphone socket. Overall, it is difficult to see anything missing in terms of specifications. What you will instantly notice about the Samsung Wave is the rich and vibrant colors that it displays. Samsung have taken their industry-leading AMOLED screen that they used on their 2009 models and improved on it, with the end result being a display that other phone manufacturers cannot match. The 800 x 480 pixels display really makes it a joy to watch videos or surf the Internet. Another big plus to the improved AMOLED screen is that it reflects less light, meaning that using it outdoors on sunny days is no problem.
You will have few, if any, complaints about the Samsung Wave’s user interface, as it is clean and responsive. You can really feel the benefits of the having the phone run off a 1GHz processor. It would have been nice to see Samsung try to have been a little bit more inventive though, as they have clearly borrowed heavily from Google’s Android operating system. Still, at least they have a copied a good, proven operating system, rather than a bad one. Knowing how important integration with social networking sites is, Samsung have made a clear effort to make the Samsung Wave easy to use with Facebook and Twitter accounts. You can send and receive messages with ease, and always be up-to-date with what your friends and family are up to. You can actually manage your social networking accounts from the same messaging feature that deals with SMSs and emails, so you do not have to keep logging in and out of your various accounts.
To summarize, the Samsung Wave provides a fantastic use experience and runs fast and smoothly. It is not a game changer, but it is definitely worth considering if you want a professional looking phone that is packed with features. If the Samsung Wave is anything to go by, you can expect to see Samsung introducing some exciting devices on its Bada platform. It does, however, need to ensure app development does not come secondary to hardware, because these days there is an expectation by consumers to have a wide range of apps available.
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